2022 Bass Pro Shops Night Race

Race details [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Race 29 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series
The 2022 Bass Pro Shops Night Race program cover, commemorating the 2021 Food City 300 finish and the post-race alteration between Kevin Harvick and Chase Elliott from last year's race.
Date	September 17, 2022 (2022-09-17)
Location	Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee
Course	Permanent racing facility .533 mi (.858 km)
Distance	500 laps, 266.5 mi (429 km)
Average speed	88.286 miles per hour (142.083 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Aric Almirola	Stewart-Haas Racing
Time	14.946
Most laps led
Driver	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing
Laps	169
Winner
No. 17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing
Television in the United States
Network	USA
Announcers	Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio	PRN
Booth Announcers	Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers	Rob Albright (Backstretch)

The 2022 Bass Pro Shops Night Race was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 17, 2022, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps on the .533-mile (0.858 km) short track, it was the 29th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, third race of the Playoffs and final race of the Round of 16. Chris Buescher of RFK Racing would win the race, while Tyler Reddick, Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon, and Kevin Harvick would be eliminated from the playoffs.

Report

Background

The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

Entry list

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Practice

Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 15.247 seconds and a speed of 125.848 mph (202.533 km/h). ^[8]

Practice results

Qualifying

Aric Almirola scored the pole for the race with a time of 14.946 and a speed of 128.382 mph (206.611 km/h). ^[9]

Qualifying results

Race

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 125

Stage Two Laps: 125

Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 250

Race statistics

• Lead changes: 12 among 6 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 11 for 80
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 3 hours, 1 minute and 7 seconds
• Average speed: 88.286 miles per hour (142.083 km/h)

Media

Television

USA covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, 2008 Food City 500 winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Kim Coon, Marty Snider, and Dillon Welch handled the pit road duties from pit lane.

Radio

PRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field races down the frontstretch. Rob Albright called the race when the field races down the backstretch. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Alan Cavanna, and Wendy Venturini handled the duties on pit lane.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 6 1 Chase Elliott 3,040 2 2 Joey Logano 3,025 (–15) 6 3 Ross Chastain 3,020 (–20) 4 4 Kyle Larson 3,019 (–21) 3 5 William Byron 3,015 (–25) 3 6 Denny Hamlin 3,013 (–27) 6 7 Christopher Bell 3,013 (–27) 3 8 Ryan Blaney 3,013 (–27) 6 9 Chase Briscoe 3,009 (–31) 4 10 Alex Bowman 3,007 (–33) 1 11 Daniel Suárez 3,007 (–33) 12 Austin Cindric 3,006 (–34) 2 13 Tyler Reddick 2,067 (–973) 1 14 Kyle Busch 2,067 (–973) 1 15 Austin Dillon 2,058 (–982) 16 Kevin Harvick 2,045 (–995) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 1,067 2 Ford 999 (–68) 3 Toyota 954 (–113) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

References